Newcastle Mob

The Newcastle Mob was a British firm based in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England during the 1960s. Led by Cyril Kinnear, the Newcastle Mob had ties to the Fletcher Mob of London, and the mob was thrown into chaos when Jack Carter was manipulated by their rival, the businessman Cliff Brumby, into calling the police on them. Kinnear attempted to have Carter killed after Carter approached him, preparing to give him back an incriminating sex tape in exchange for Kinnear turning over Eric Paice to him. Carter proceeded to call the police on Kinnear, having left his late brother's mistress dead on the grounds of Kinnear's estate with a fatal drug overdose; this made it look as if she had died during Kinnear's party. Although Kinnear was arrested, his hitman ultimately succeeded in killing Carter with a sniper rifle.